Watchmen On the Walls: Pastors Equipping Christians for Their Civil Duties

by Bruce Anderson; Mark Beliles; Stephen McDowell

Publisher:

Wordsearch

, 2011

Overview

Are ministers today being “watchmen on the walls” and warning against the dangers facing society and government? Are they equipping the church in biblical principles of government and public affairs to act and think in a manner that produces liberty? Rev. John Witherspoon, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and President of Princeton College, preached in a 1776 sermon that “your duty to God, to your country, to your families, and to yourselves is the same.” Since most Americans today consider the church irrelevant in addressing everyday social and political concerns, there must be many ministers and churches who are not teaching all the duties of the Christian. This book is written to help correct this neglect. The responsibilities of pastors include equipping Christians to fulfill their Godly civil duties. This book examines what those duties are and how the church can effectively prepare its members to be salt in the public arena in a manner that transcends parties and personalities. About the Authors Bruce Anderson, a Pastor of Kempsville Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia, received a degree in Divinity and Public Policy from Regent University, writing his thesis on Recovering the Clergy's Role in American Public Affairs. Bruce interned with Mark and Stephen to produce Watchmen on the Walls. Bruce and Ellen have three children. Mark Beliles is the President of National Transformation Network of Providence Foundation and senior pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Charlottesville, Virginia. Beliles has lectured throughout the U.S. and in over 30 nations and frequently advises Christian prime-ministers, vice-presidents, congressmen, and members of parliaments on Biblical principles of government. Beliles has co-authored several books, including Contending for the Constitution, and his essay and doctoral dissertation (Churches and Politics in Jefferson's Virginia) are cited and published by various academic journals.Stephen K. McDowell is the President of the Providence Foundation's Biblical Worlview University. In over 26 years of full-time work with the Foundation, Stephen has trained many thousands of people from every U.S. state and over 100 countries. He has traveled to 30 nations in six continents where he has consulted with governments officials, assisted in writing political documents, advised political parties, and started Christian schools and Biblical worldview training centers. He has authored and co-authored over 20 books, videos, and training courses including Liberating the Nations and America's Providential History. McDowell holds a master's degree in geophysics, served for several years as a pastor, as has been an adjunct professor at Regent University.

Product Details

• Title: Watchmen On the Walls: Pastors Equipping Christians for Their Civil Duties
• Authors: Bruce Anderson, Mark Beliles, Stephen McDowell
• Publisher: Wordsearch
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Christian living
• ISBNs: 9781887456029, 1887456023
• Resource ID: LLS:WS_7B58E79C92334E259D3384D2C807395A
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T04:14:38Z